There are now over one million words in the Oxford English Dictionary. Of these some 200,000 are utilised by English speakers, 20,000 are most commonly used although a vocabulary of 10,000 words is closer to the average. It can be no surprise then that I stand in awe of authors: their ability to take a cluster of words, coax, tease and massage them into a preferred or favoured configuration, to then bestow readers with their gift is magic. More, it is pure alchemy.

I cannot tell your tale for you – it is your voice that should be heard – but I will do everything I can to help you make it the best it can be. Part of my belief system encapsulates the notion that books make a difference and open doors.They change lives, alter perceptions, entertain, inform, break down barriers, illuminate and transport the reader to other worlds.

"You don’t write because you want to say something; you write because you have something to say."